“完美香蕉”应该几分熟？
Do you prefer your bananas still slightly green, brown and squishy, or in between? You might think there's only one right answer, but now there are a lot of different opinions about the best time to eat the yellow tropical fruit.
A new snap that has gone viral on Instagram shared by the account fitness meals, which has 2.3 million followers, shows a bunch of bananas all at different levels of ripeness. They are all marked from numbers 1 through 15, with 1 being the most under-ripe, to 15 being the most over-ripe.
The image, which has more than 4,700 likes, asks you to pick your “perfect” banana from the bunch. The majority of banana fans said they would pick numbers 8 through 10 from the bunch. Some chose a more under-ripe 6 or 7 banana, while some said they would pick a very brown and speckled 11. However, a few said they liked a number 2 banana, 1 that is very under-ripe and is greenish-yellow in color.
Harley Street nutritionist Rhiannon Lambert shows that bananas are an excellent source of nutrients no matter how ripe they are. However, she says that if you are diabetic or have trouble digesting the fruit, it may be beneficial to eat a banana at a specific level of ripeness.Therefore, people who suffer from diabetes are advised to eat bananas that are not overly ripe so as not to improve their blood sugar too much. However, she says for the average person, a more ripe banana may be easier to digest.
Rhiannon explained, “If you love bananas, enjoy them the way you think they taste best.You could eat unripened bananas or ripened bananas and still reap the benefits of this nutritious fruit. The only difference is that for individuals with Type 2 Diabetes.”
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1.What does the underlined phrase “the yellow tropical fruit” refer to?
A Answers
B Colors
C Opinions
D Bananas
解析：选D。词意指代题。根据第一段第一句Do you prefer your bananas still slightly green, brown and squishy, or in between?可知这种黄色的热带水果指的是“香蕉”，故选D。
2.How are the bananas marked?
A The levels of the ripeness.
B The need of people.
C The different nutrition.
D The illness people suffer from.
解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第二段第一、二句中的...shows a bunch of bananas all at different levels of ripeness.They are all marked from numbers 1 through 15, with one being the most under-ripe, to 15 being the most over-ripe.可知是根据成熟程度来给香蕉编号的，故选A。
3.What is the main idea of Paragraph 3?
A The majority of banana fans are fat.
B Different people like different bananas.
C The greenish-yellow color is the best.
D Some people like a more under-ripe better.
解析：选B。段落大意题。通读第三段可知，该段主要叙述的是不同的人喜欢不同成熟程度的香蕉，故选B。
4.Why did Rhiannon Lambert suggest people with diabetes eat less ripe bananas?
A They are easier to digest.
B They don’t have benefits.
C They don’t have too much sugar.
D They can have good color.
解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第四段第三句Therefore, people who suffer from diabetes are advised to eat bananas that are not overly ripe so as not to improve their blood sugar too much.可知建议糖尿病患者吃不太熟的香蕉是为了不增加他们的血糖，换言之,不太熟的香蕉中糖分较低，适合糖尿病患者吃，故选C。